For dozens of miles in either direction of Mauna Kea, the Big Island's 14,000 foot inactive volcano, little grows in the lava...

Mauna Kea Survivor

Big Island, Hawaii

For dozens of miles in either direction of Mauna Kea, the Big Island's 14,000 foot inactive volcano, little grows in the lava fields that surrounds. This bare tree seemed an unlikely survivor. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.